Hearing Protection

Not all dangers come with warning alarms like carbon monoxide or smoke detectors, or the beep-beep of a truck backing up. There are both loud dangers and soft dangers, and both...

New research released at world's largest ENT meeting San Diego, CA - Increased intakes of antioxidant vitamins have no bearing on whether...

You know those ubiquitous ear buds ? those mini-headphones ? attached to an MP3 player or iPod? You see them on the streets in town. You see them as kids ride the...

You can damage your ears permanently in less than an hour of loud (really loud) music - the kind you hear at concerts. The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reported on...

You expect high noise levels on a busy city street with traffic, police sirens, jackhammers and the din of the crowd. So, you can prepare for the onslaught of sound by wearing...

The number of young people going out to loud clubs, gigs and festivals has increased by 20% in 2009, RNID's Don't Lose the Music campaign has found as part of its annual poll of...

Are you missing the lazy, hazy days of summer? As the song goes, you may not "want to say goodbye to the summer" (especially if you live in colder climates), but...

Importance Of Using Personal Audio Technology Safely Will Be Stressed To Glendale, CA School Children Rockville, MD - September 14, 2009 - On September 22 at 10 a.m., the...

A recent study published by hearing health professionals from the University of Washington and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health clearly demonstrates that...

October has been designated by the American Academy of Audiology as the "National Protect Your Hearing Month." Protecting our ability to hear is important because...

(Rockville, MD - August 3, 2009) BrainLine.org, The Chicago Tribune, and Radio Disney have won the 2009 Media Awards of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),...

With the summer and fall concert series in full swing, there's a lot of happy couples spreading their blankets on the expanse of lawn, opening a nice bottle of merlot and...

The Sennheiser Sound Tour "Guys Team" and EarBud® Join Forces, Offering Healthy Hearing Tips and Sound Advice on Headphone Usage LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2009 - This week, local...

MTV and Vanderbilt Medical College published a joint study that showed long-term exposure to loud music causes hearing loss.

A recent study published by hearing health professionals from the University of Washington and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health clearly demonstrates that...

June 18, 2009 - The U.S. mass transit system, the largest in the world, provides affordable and efficient transportation to more than 33 million riders each weekday. The system...

(Rockville, MD - June 16, 2009) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has received an Award of Excellence from the American Society of Association Executives...

A recent study of the listening habits of the modern teen produced some surprising results. One thing is certain. It's a problem. A hearing problem. According to the study,...

Ottawa (May 28, 2009) - Today, the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on...

Hard to believe that another year has gone by and it's already June ? a month that seems to be all about enjoying warm weather, getting outdoors and men. Men? Well,...

In October 2008, NIDCD participated in a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services meeting on progress being made toward hearing health objectives set by Healthy People 2010...

Exposure to loud noise is an ear buster. Scientists and researchers have long known that exposure to loud noise, especially over an extended period, will cause hearing...

Construction sites can be noisy places. Just think of all the jack hammering, bulldozing, concrete...

Spend some time with a "tween"-the trendy term for a kid between the ages of 8 and 12-and you'll soon...

This week marks a very important observance ? the National Women's Health Week. Coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office on...